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William Talbot Theophilus Selbourne UMPHERSTON

Regimental number3501
Place of birthMount Gambier, South Australia
Other NamesUmpherston, William Talbot Theophalus Selborne
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Pirie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinFather, Wm Umpherston, Glencoe West, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Previous military serviceWar Service Camp (Balaklava)
Enlistment date22 December 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Date of death30 September 1920
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialToowong Cemetery (Presbyterian, Plot T.1/107) Queensland
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary UMPHERSTON. Native of Mt. Gambia, South Australia
Discharge date11 April 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 4 March 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 11 April 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, UMPHERSTON William Talbot Theophilus Selbourne

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